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Dit bericht komt uit PACS-L en leek me wel leuk voor NEDBIB-bers
uit openbare bibliotheken om eens over na te denken.
ZIjn er eigenlijk al Gophers (of zo) in openbare bibliotheken in
NL?
Groeten,
Michel Wesseling
Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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I am a public librarian with the Albert Shire Library System on the Gold Coast,
Queensland, Australia, and have recently started a Masters Degree at Bond
University
My research revolves around designing the format for a universal graphical user
interface tool that makes Internet resources more accessable, of a higher
quality information content, and ways of making the resources available with
one search tool regardless of the service type (FTP, WAIS, Gopher, etc) to the
novice user.
As the Internet grows and becomes more widespread the need for such tool grows.
I would like to receive feedback from other librarians on the following:
A. The need for such tools. Do you need them? Or are the present mechanisms
adequate?
B. What would you like to see in such tools?
C. Should they be Unix, Mac, DOS and/or Windows based?
D. Should the tools have a consistent interface between operating systems?
E. What search modes should be incorporated in the ideal tool (subject, free
text, abstract, key-word, etc)?
F. What is the biggest hindrence to the current system you use to expansion of
the services?
G. What has been your experience with novice users?
H. What literature has been published in this area that may be of assistance? I
have full access to the Internet but sometimes need help knowing where to look.
I'm just starting this research and hope to finish in a year or two part time.
Any help will be appreciated.
Ann Redfield
Burleigh Waters Library
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